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CHR. SIRACUSA: One of the things that we did hear consistently on our travels throughout the island was basically the mantra, "people, not numbers." People were more concerned about not splitting communities, than they were about sticking within the actual numerical deviations. So, I think we should pay attention to that. And there is good reason for it, and a lot of it is historically based. MR. UDOVIC: Either we can do it together; make a recommendation that we put as number five, or if you want to take a break, I'll attempt to draft something up. It is up to you however you want to do that. MR. MELROSE: Can I ask a question? CHR. SIRACUSA: Yes. MR. MELROSE: I'm assuming that our Final Report has a distribution; a specific distribution. One is to the Chair of the County Council. So there is a formal process for our Final Report to be submitted to the County Council. Not for their review, or whatever, but there is a transmittal that should place this as a formal statement or a summary of our efforts, which they had to approve, so I assume they are interested in what we did. And we can carry in that a stronger statement than I think we have in this particular COMM. 60.3. So my suggestion is that we use COMM. 60.3 format and we make two recommendations. One is similar to number 4, except more clear. In other words, specifically recommend that the Council consider amending that Bill to extract that issue of an Alternate Plan being able to be accepted based on numbers alone; and two; that we ask the Council to amend the provision about the maximum deviation per council district. CHR. SIRACUSA: Per council district, not overall. MR. MELROSE: Right, got it; per district, to not exceed, you could say, 5.99 %. I really am not interested in 7% or 8 %, because we are losing the one person, one vote thing. CHR. SIRACUSA: One percentage point would have helped us a lot. MR. MELROSE: It would have done that, so I think that just that we allow for a maximum deviation of 5.99% with no more than - - -And then leave the 10% there; with no more than 10% MR. UDOVIC: A total deviation of no more than 10 %. MR. MELROSE: That is not an easy thing, because it means that you have got to then come back and reduce the deviation on some other one, so it is going to create its own complications, but it gives just a little bit more breathing room, and I think that is useful. MR. MIDDLESWORTH: I agree, I think that 5.99% would be a good number. 7